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and<00:23:45.289><c> if</c><00:23:45.430><c> we</c><00:23:45.609><c> have</c><00:23:45.809><c> allowed</c><00:23:46.089><c> the</c><00:23:46.269><c> word</c><00:23:46.390><c> of</c>

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if<00:23:53.089><c> we</c><00:23:53.430><c> haven't</c><00:23:53.829><c> been</c><00:23:54.150><c> feeding</c>

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that<00:23:54.630><c> spiritual</c><00:23:55.049><c> mind</c><00:23:55.390><c> with</c><00:23:55.569><c> the</c><00:23:55.710><c> word</c><00:23:55.809><c> of</c><00:23:56.009><c> God</c><00:23:56.410><c> the</c><00:23:57.309><c> rudder</c>

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all<00:24:05.390><c> over</c><00:24:05.569><c> the</c><00:24:05.710><c> place</c><00:24:05.910><c> before</c><00:24:06.269><c> and</c><00:24:06.690><c> said</c><00:24:06.829><c> things</c><00:24:07.130><c> that</c><00:24:07.329><c> I</c><00:24:07.470><c> should</c><00:24:07.650><c> not</c>

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have<00:24:07.970><c> said.</c><00:24:09.490><c> And</c><00:24:09.730><c> it</c><00:24:09.829><c> was</c><00:24:09.970><c> simply</c>

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because<00:24:10.789><c> I</c><00:24:10.930><c> had</c><00:24:11.250><c> not</c><00:24:11.569><c> fed</c><00:24:12.150><c> the</c><00:24:12.750><c> spiritual</c><00:24:13.210><c> mind</c><00:24:13.569><c> sufficiently.</c><00:24:17.170><c> Rutherham</c><00:24:17.549><c> says,</c><00:24:17.910><c> whether</c><00:24:18.130><c> so</c>

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ever<00:24:18.549><c> the</c><00:24:18.910><c> impulse</c>

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of<00:24:20.049><c> the</c><00:24:20.250><c> steermen</c><00:24:20.609><c> in</c><00:24:20.829><c> Klinath.</c><00:24:22.230><c> Well</c><00:24:22.369><c> where</c><00:24:22.430><c> did</c><00:24:22.569><c> the</c><00:24:22.789><c> impulses</c><00:24:23.150><c> come</c>

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from?<00:24:24.569><c> From</c><00:24:24.890><c> within</c><00:24:25.130><c> the</c><00:24:25.369><c> mind.</c>

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Funny<00:24:27.150><c> thing</c><00:24:27.369><c> about</c><00:24:27.650><c> mussels,</c><00:24:29.710><c> they</c><00:24:30.069><c> grow</c><00:24:30.670><c> with</c><00:24:31.210><c> their</c><00:24:31.529><c> use.</c>

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Now<00:24:32.609><c> you</c><00:24:32.769><c> see</c><00:24:33.009><c> this</c><00:24:33.269><c> with</c><00:24:33.450><c> young</c><00:24:33.670><c> people</c>

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and<00:24:34.549><c> brethren</c><00:24:34.789><c> of</c><00:24:35.009><c> course</c><00:24:35.150><c> who</c><00:24:35.309><c> are</c><00:24:35.369><c> young.</c><00:24:35.890><c> They</c><00:24:36.170><c> pump</c><00:24:36.490><c> iron.</c>

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Now<00:24:37.009><c> for</c><00:24:37.170><c> you</c><00:24:37.329><c> older</c><00:24:37.569><c> sisters</c><00:24:37.910><c> if</c><00:24:38.089><c> you</c>

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don't<00:24:38.390><c> understand</c><00:24:38.809><c> that</c><00:24:39.049><c> phrase</c><00:24:39.250><c> pumping</c><00:24:39.529><c> iron</c><00:24:39.730><c> they're</c><00:24:39.890><c> lifting</c><00:24:40.289><c> weights.</c><00:24:40.630><c> I</c>

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mean<00:24:41.009><c> they</c><00:24:41.250><c> lift</c>

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weights<00:24:41.750><c> to</c><00:24:41.970><c> get</c><00:24:42.230><c> stronger</c><00:24:42.630><c> and</c><00:24:42.910><c> look</c><00:24:43.130><c> good</c><00:24:43.430><c> and</c><00:24:43.950><c> the</c><00:24:44.089><c> more</c><00:24:44.309><c> they</c><00:24:44.569><c> do</c>

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it<00:24:44.910><c> the</c><00:24:45.069><c> bigger</c><00:24:45.349><c> their</c><00:24:45.589><c> muscles</c>

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get.<00:24:47.650><c> Now</c><00:24:47.789><c> it's</c><00:24:47.970><c> an</c><00:24:48.190><c> interesting</c><00:24:48.490><c> thing.</c><00:24:49.210><c> The</c><00:24:49.410><c> less</c><00:24:49.569><c> you</c><00:24:49.809><c> exercise</c><00:24:50.349><c> your</c>

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muscles<00:24:50.950><c> the</c><00:24:51.150><c> smaller</c><00:24:51.450><c> they</c>

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get.<00:24:51.970><c> Now</c><00:24:52.049><c> wouldn't</c><00:24:52.250><c> that</c><00:24:52.470><c> be</c><00:24:52.630><c> an</c><00:24:52.910><c> interesting</c><00:24:53.230><c> application</c>

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to<00:24:54.089><c> the</c><00:24:54.250><c> mighty</c><00:24:54.470><c> little</c><00:24:54.690><c> muscle?</c><00:24:56.410><c> The</c><00:24:56.630><c> less</c><00:24:56.890><c> we</c><00:24:57.289><c> exercise</c>

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it<00:24:58.089><c> the</c><00:24:58.289><c> smaller</c><00:24:58.769><c> it</c><00:24:59.089><c> will</c><00:24:59.349><c> get.</c><00:25:00.769><c> And</c><00:25:01.009><c> that</c><00:25:01.190><c> is</c><00:25:01.470><c> called</c><00:25:02.049><c> wisdom.</c><00:25:03.650><c> Even</c>

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if<00:25:04.130><c> you're</c><00:25:04.369><c> not</c><00:25:04.690><c> wise</c><00:25:05.069><c> people</c><00:25:05.529><c> will</c>

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attribute<00:25:06.210><c> wisdom</c><00:25:06.630><c> to</c><00:25:06.930><c> you</c><00:25:07.210><c> if</c><00:25:07.589><c> you</c><00:25:07.769><c> keep</c><00:25:07.910><c> your</c><00:25:08.109><c> mouth</c><00:25:08.269><c> shut.</c>

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Now<00:25:09.390><c> to</c><00:25:09.549><c> this</c><00:25:09.809><c> date</c><00:25:09.990><c> I</c><00:25:10.170><c> have</c><00:25:10.470><c> not</c><00:25:10.789><c> had</c><00:25:11.029><c> that</c>

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attributed<00:25:11.769><c> to</c><00:25:12.089><c> me.</c><00:25:13.630><c> But</c><00:25:14.230><c> there</c><00:25:14.490><c> are</c><00:25:14.730><c> some</c><00:25:15.150><c> who</c><00:25:15.789><c> have</c><00:25:16.150><c> mastered</c><00:25:16.529><c> that</c><00:25:16.869><c> and</c><00:25:17.109><c> I</c>

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envy<00:25:18.230><c> them</c><00:25:18.569><c> in</c><00:25:18.829><c> some</c><00:25:19.029><c> ways.</c>

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And<00:25:21.430><c> so</c><00:25:21.529><c> that</c><00:25:21.750><c> mighty</c><00:25:21.970><c> little</c><00:25:22.269><c> muscle</c><00:25:22.869><c> can</c><00:25:23.789><c> be</c><00:25:24.069><c> controlled</c><00:25:24.450><c> because</c><00:25:24.730><c> it's</c><00:25:25.069><c> controlled</c><00:25:25.369><c> by</c>

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your<00:25:25.789><c> mind</c><00:25:26.150><c> and</c><00:25:26.309><c> my</c>

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mind<00:25:27.049><c> and</c><00:25:27.910><c> it's</c><00:25:28.109><c> how</c><00:25:28.309><c> we</c><00:25:28.569><c> use</c><00:25:28.730><c> it</c><00:25:29.049><c> that</c><00:25:29.329><c> way.</c><00:25:30.109><c> It</c><00:25:30.269><c> goes</c><00:25:30.490><c> on</c><00:25:30.769><c> in</c><00:25:30.970><c> verse</c><00:25:31.230><c> 5</c>

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of<00:25:32.869><c> more</c><00:25:33.170><c> application</c><00:25:33.890><c> of</c><00:25:34.210><c> the</c><00:25:34.390><c> illustration</c>

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even<00:25:36.410><c> so</c><00:25:36.670><c> the</c><00:25:36.869><c> tongue</c><00:25:37.029><c> is</c><00:25:37.269><c> a</c><00:25:37.470><c> little</c><00:25:37.609><c> member</c><00:25:38.029><c> and</c><00:25:38.710><c> both</c><00:25:39.049><c> this</c><00:25:39.250><c> great</c><00:25:39.809><c> things.</c><00:25:40.470><c> Behold</c><00:25:40.730><c> how</c><00:25:41.150><c> great</c><00:25:41.589><c> a</c>

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matter<00:25:42.289><c> a</c><00:25:42.950><c> little</c><00:25:43.130><c> fire</c><00:25:43.509><c> kindleeth.</c><00:25:45.569><c> It</c><00:25:45.829><c> may</c><00:25:46.150><c> be</c><00:25:46.470><c> little</c><00:25:46.869><c> brothers</c><00:25:47.349><c> and</c>

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sisters<00:25:47.910><c> but</c><00:25:48.130><c> it</c><00:25:48.450><c> is</c><00:25:49.029><c> mighty</c>

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in<00:25:49.769><c> what</c><00:25:49.950><c> it</c><00:25:50.210><c> can</c><00:25:50.430><c> do.</c><00:25:51.609><c> It</c><00:25:51.890><c> can</c><00:25:52.130><c> be</c><00:25:52.529><c> active</c><00:25:52.970><c> day</c><00:25:53.609><c> and</c><00:25:54.009><c> night</c><00:25:54.269><c> and</c>

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just<00:25:54.890><c> never</c><00:25:55.470><c> get</c><00:25:55.849><c> tired.</c><00:25:58.269><c> Have</c><00:25:58.410><c> you</c><00:25:58.589><c> ever</c>

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heard<00:25:59.009><c> a</c><00:25:59.230><c> saying</c><00:25:59.650><c> like</c><00:26:00.529><c> this?</c><00:26:01.410><c> I'm</c><00:26:01.910><c> so</c><00:26:02.349><c> tired</c><00:26:02.630><c> I</c><00:26:02.890><c> just</c><00:26:03.150><c> can't</c><00:26:03.430><c> take</c><00:26:03.670><c> another</c><00:26:03.950><c> step.</c><00:26:05.190><c> I'm</c><00:26:05.829><c> so</c><00:26:05.829><c> tired</c><00:26:05.829><c> I</c><00:26:05.829><c> just</c>

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can't.<00:26:06.349><c> Well</c><00:26:06.349><c> have</c><00:26:06.509><c> you</c><00:26:06.710><c> ever</c><00:26:07.009><c> heard</c><00:26:07.190><c> anybody</c><00:26:07.589><c> say</c><00:26:07.869><c> I'm</c><00:26:08.170><c> so</c><00:26:08.470><c> tired</c><00:26:08.769><c> I</c>

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can't<00:26:09.269><c> even</c><00:26:09.509><c> talk?</c><00:26:10.730><c> Now</c><00:26:10.970><c> I</c><00:26:11.009><c> have</c>

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never<00:26:11.410><c> heard</c><00:26:11.569><c> anybody</c><00:26:11.849><c> say</c><00:26:12.089><c> that.</c><00:26:13.750><c> They</c><00:26:13.990><c> can</c><00:26:14.190><c> be</c><00:26:14.470><c> absolutely</c>

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exhausted<00:26:15.569><c> and</c><00:26:15.769><c> they'll</c><00:26:16.009><c> tell</c><00:26:16.230><c> you</c>

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how<00:26:16.789><c> exhausted</c><00:26:17.130><c> they</c><00:26:17.410><c> are.</c><00:26:18.750><c> That</c><00:26:19.009><c> little</c><00:26:19.250><c> muscle</c><00:26:19.569><c> just</c><00:26:20.230><c> keeps</c>

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going.<00:26:24.109><c> I</c><00:26:24.670><c> can't</c><00:26:24.990><c> say</c><00:26:25.170><c> another</c><00:26:25.450><c> word.</c>

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Now<00:26:25.970><c> I've</c><00:26:26.109><c> never</c><00:26:26.329><c> heard</c><00:26:26.509><c> that</c><00:26:26.730><c> either.</c><00:26:27.769><c> There</c><00:26:28.130><c> is</c><00:26:28.470><c> always</c><00:26:28.750><c> another</c><00:26:29.190><c> word.</c><00:26:29.609><c> There</c><00:26:29.829><c> is</c>

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the<00:26:30.329><c> last</c><00:26:30.670><c> word</c>

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that<00:26:31.109><c> we</c><00:26:31.210><c> all</c><00:26:31.490><c> want</c><00:26:31.630><c> to</c><00:26:31.730><c> get</c><00:26:31.910><c> in.</c><00:26:33.650><c> It</c><00:26:33.910><c> just</c><00:26:34.309><c> keeps</c><00:26:34.670><c> going.</c><00:26:36.450><c> In</c>

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fact<00:26:36.710><c> that</c><00:26:37.049><c> last</c><00:26:37.670><c> word</c><00:26:38.170><c> will</c><00:26:38.549><c> come</c><00:26:38.769><c> out</c>

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can<00:26:57.329><c> see</c><00:26:57.569><c> it.</c><00:26:57.950><c> They're</c><00:26:58.170><c> laying</c><00:26:58.450><c> there</c><00:26:58.829><c> and</c><00:27:00.029><c> they</c><00:27:00.190><c> go</c><00:27:00.369><c> where's</c>

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Janie?<00:27:03.450><c> Well</c><00:27:03.970><c> Janie</c><00:27:04.509><c> couldn't</c><00:27:04.829><c> make</c>

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it.<00:27:05.269><c> She</c><00:27:05.430><c> was</c><00:27:05.650><c> busy.</c><00:27:06.750><c> Cut</c><00:27:07.009><c> her</c><00:27:07.170><c> out</c><00:27:07.210><c> of</c><00:27:07.329><c> my</c><00:27:07.589><c> will.</c><00:27:08.349><c> I</c><00:27:08.390><c> mean</c><00:27:08.829><c> he</c>

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couldn't<00:27:10.289><c> sign</c><00:27:10.650><c> the</c><00:27:10.910><c> will</c><00:27:11.309><c> but</c><00:27:11.730><c> he</c><00:27:11.910><c> could</c>

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say<00:27:12.289><c> it.</c><00:27:13.410><c> I</c><00:27:13.549><c> mean</c><00:27:13.690><c> that</c><00:27:13.930><c> muscle</c><00:27:14.309><c> goes</c><00:27:14.630><c> on</c><00:27:14.990><c> to</c><00:27:15.170><c> the</c><00:27:15.410><c> end.</c><00:27:18.150><c> Fact</c>

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is<00:27:18.650><c> that</c><00:27:18.910><c> tongue</c><00:27:19.089><c> is</c><00:27:19.289><c> an</c><00:27:19.490><c> incredible</c>

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thing.<00:27:20.109><c> You</c><00:27:20.269><c> know</c><00:27:20.529><c> it</c><00:27:20.750><c> can</c><00:27:21.089><c> speak</c><00:27:21.369><c> out</c><00:27:21.549><c> of</c><00:27:21.710><c> both</c><00:27:21.950><c> sides</c><00:27:22.289><c> of</c><00:27:22.450><c> the</c>

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mouth<00:27:22.789><c> at</c><00:27:22.990><c> the</c><00:27:23.150><c> same</c><00:27:23.390><c> time.</c><00:27:24.769><c> It</c><00:27:25.049><c> is</c><00:27:25.369><c> really</c>

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a<00:27:25.930><c> tricky</c><00:27:26.029><c> little</c><00:27:26.349><c> thing.</c><00:27:26.930><c> It</c><00:27:27.170><c> can</c><00:27:27.589><c> kill</c><00:27:28.269><c> with</c><00:27:29.569><c> a</c><00:27:29.750><c> verbal</c><00:27:30.069><c> dart</c>

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or<00:27:31.549><c> it</c><00:27:31.750><c> can</c><00:27:32.029><c> spread</c><00:27:32.430><c> the</c><00:27:33.029><c> gospel</c><00:27:33.430><c> message</c>

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of<00:27:34.730><c> our</c><00:27:34.869><c> Lord</c><00:27:35.049><c> Jesus</c><00:27:35.410><c> Christ.</c><00:27:37.630><c> Even</c><00:27:37.950><c> so</c><00:27:38.190><c> the</c><00:27:38.349><c> tongue</c><00:27:38.569><c> is</c><00:27:38.809><c> a</c><00:27:38.930><c> little</c><00:27:39.089><c> member</c><00:27:39.329><c> and</c>

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it<00:27:40.069><c> boasts</c><00:27:40.470><c> great</c><00:27:40.970><c> things.</c>

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That<00:27:41.670><c> word</c><00:27:41.950><c> boast.</c><00:27:44.329><c> Megaluchio.</c><00:27:45.410><c> Mega</c><00:27:45.569><c> means</c><00:27:45.829><c> great.</c><00:27:48.289><c> Big</c><00:27:48.869><c> things.</c><00:27:50.509><c> And</c><00:27:50.630><c> the</c><00:27:50.750><c> last</c><00:27:50.930><c> part</c><00:27:51.109><c> of</c>

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that,<00:27:52.089><c> ouchio</c>

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means<00:27:52.670><c> to</c><00:27:52.869><c> lift</c><00:27:52.990><c> up</c><00:27:53.170><c> the</c><00:27:53.269><c> neck,</c><00:27:53.549><c> lifts</c><00:27:53.849><c> up</c><00:27:54.130><c> the</c><00:27:54.250><c> neck</c><00:27:54.430><c> and</c><00:27:54.970><c> boasts.</c><00:27:56.630><c> That's</c><00:27:57.069><c> the</c>

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tongue.<00:27:58.329><c> Gets</c><00:27:58.630><c> the</c><00:27:58.890><c> neck</c>

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up<00:27:59.230><c> there</c><00:27:59.490><c> and</c><00:27:59.849><c> just</c><00:28:00.309><c> boasts.</c><00:28:01.529><c> Kind</c><00:28:01.730><c> of</c><00:28:01.930><c> indicates</c><00:28:02.190><c> a</c><00:28:02.630><c> haughty</c>

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speech.<00:28:04.250><c> That's</c><00:28:04.569><c> the</c><00:28:04.650><c> idea</c><00:28:04.950><c> behind</c><00:28:05.289><c> it.</c>

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The<00:28:06.490><c> haughty</c><00:28:06.789><c> speech</c><00:28:07.029><c> that</c><00:28:07.430><c> stirs</c><00:28:07.789><c> up</c><00:28:08.049><c> and</c><00:28:08.529><c> provokes</c><00:28:08.990><c> strife.</c>

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That's<00:28:10.329><c> the</c><00:28:10.529><c> idea</c><00:28:10.849><c> of</c><00:28:10.970><c> it.</c><00:28:13.109><c> You</c><00:28:13.269><c> think</c><00:28:13.410><c> about</c>

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a<00:28:13.829><c> tongue</c><00:28:13.930><c> how</c><00:28:14.150><c> it</c><00:28:14.529><c> boasts.</c><00:28:16.210><c> Oh</c><00:28:16.509><c> it</c><00:28:16.750><c> boasts</c><00:28:17.130><c> and</c><00:28:17.349><c> then</c><00:28:17.529><c> lets</c><00:28:17.630><c> the</c><00:28:17.849><c> rest</c><00:28:17.990><c> of</c>

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the<00:28:18.329><c> body</c><00:28:18.529><c> do</c><00:28:18.750><c> the</c><00:28:18.930><c> work.</c><00:28:21.930><c> It's</c>

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the<00:28:22.730><c> tongue</c><00:28:23.049><c> is</c><00:28:23.509><c> described</c><00:28:23.890><c> in</c><00:28:24.130><c> scripture</c><00:28:24.529><c> in</c><00:28:24.849><c> some</c><00:28:25.130><c> most</c><00:28:25.509><c> unflattering</c><00:28:26.670><c> ways.</c><00:28:28.410><c> It</c>

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is<00:28:29.509><c> a</c><00:28:29.690><c> tool</c><00:28:29.849><c> of</c><00:28:30.210><c> falsehood.</c>

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It<00:28:31.970><c> is</c><00:28:32.369><c> evil.</c><00:28:32.769><c> It</c><00:28:32.869><c> is</c><00:28:33.269><c> arrogant.</c><00:28:33.829><c> It</c><00:28:33.849><c> is</c><00:28:34.210><c> godless.</c><00:28:36.210><c> The</c><00:28:36.369><c> sins</c><00:28:36.549><c> of</c><00:28:36.710><c> the</c><00:28:36.869><c> tongues</c><00:28:37.069><c> are</c><00:28:37.349><c> described</c><00:28:37.690><c> as</c><00:28:38.250><c> a</c>

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sword,<00:28:39.970><c> an</c><00:28:40.170><c> arrow,</c><00:28:41.589><c> poison</c><00:28:41.990><c> of</c><00:28:42.210><c> a</c><00:28:42.470><c> snake,</c><00:28:43.609><c> destroying</c><00:28:44.349><c> man's</c>

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relationship<00:28:45.490><c> with</c><00:28:45.730><c> God</c><00:28:46.390><c> and</c><00:28:46.910><c> his</c><00:28:47.089><c> neighbor.</c>

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But<00:28:48.970><c> you</c><00:28:49.130><c> know</c><00:28:49.250><c> it</c><00:28:49.329><c> is</c><00:28:49.470><c> a</c><00:28:49.549><c> curious</c><00:28:49.849><c> little</c><00:28:50.109><c> muscle.</c><00:28:50.390><c> If</c><00:28:50.529><c> it</c><00:28:50.690><c> has</c>

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been<00:28:51.329><c> exercised</c><00:28:51.930><c> properly</c><00:28:52.410><c> and</c><00:28:53.089><c> it</c><00:28:53.309><c> is</c>

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controlled<00:28:54.269><c> by</c><00:28:54.509><c> the</c><00:28:54.730><c> right</c><00:28:55.009><c> part</c><00:28:55.250><c> of</c><00:28:55.390><c> your</c><00:28:55.609><c> brain,</c><00:28:55.950><c> which</c><00:28:56.130><c> is</c>

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the<00:28:56.450><c> spiritual</c><00:28:56.930><c> part,</c><00:28:58.170><c> it</c><00:28:58.470><c> can</c><00:28:58.670><c> lead</c><00:28:58.849><c> others</c>

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to<00:28:59.289><c> the</c><00:28:59.390><c> way</c><00:28:59.549><c> of</c><00:28:59.769><c> life</c><00:28:59.990><c> and</c><00:29:00.349><c> truth.</c><00:29:01.650><c> And</c><00:29:01.930><c> therefore</c><00:29:02.230><c> the</c><00:29:02.569><c> scriptures</c><00:29:03.150><c> say</c>

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death<00:29:05.230><c> and</c><00:29:05.710><c> life</c><00:29:06.349><c> are</c><00:29:07.470><c> in</c><00:29:07.650><c> the</c>

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power<00:29:08.029><c> of</c><00:29:08.230><c> the</c><00:29:08.369><c> tongue.</c><00:29:12.990><c> And</c><00:29:13.509><c> it</c><00:29:13.650><c> is</c><00:29:14.250><c> ever</c><00:29:14.569><c> so</c><00:29:14.829><c> true</c><00:29:14.950><c> brothers</c>

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and<00:29:15.450><c> sisters.</c><00:29:16.970><c> That</c><00:29:17.490><c> is</c><00:29:17.490><c> the</c><00:29:17.490><c> power</c><00:29:17.490><c> of</c>

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the<00:29:17.509><c> tongue.</c><00:29:17.569><c> That</c><00:29:17.569><c> little</c><00:29:17.890><c> muscle</c><00:29:18.450><c> is</c><00:29:19.009><c> incredible</c><00:29:19.829><c> in</c><00:29:20.250><c> what</c>

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it<00:29:20.529><c> can</c><00:29:20.789><c> do.</c><00:29:22.049><c> What</c><00:29:22.250><c> we</c><00:29:22.450><c> might</c><00:29:22.670><c> do</c><00:29:22.890><c> is</c><00:29:23.029><c> look</c>

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some<00:29:23.650><c> passages</c><00:29:24.130><c> in</c><00:29:24.369><c> the</c><00:29:24.509><c> Old</c><00:29:24.690><c> Testament</c><00:29:25.049><c> that</c><00:29:25.309><c> talk</c><00:29:25.450><c> about</c><00:29:25.730><c> the</c><00:29:25.990><c> tongue.</c><00:29:26.430><c> Why</c><00:29:26.549><c> don't</c><00:29:26.569><c> we</c>

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turn<00:29:26.869><c> to</c><00:29:27.170><c> Psalms?</c>

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Marvelous<00:29:28.450><c> section.</c><00:29:29.710><c> Psalms</c><00:29:30.069><c> have</c><00:29:30.309><c> something</c><00:29:30.630><c> to</c><00:29:30.849><c> say</c><00:29:31.009><c> about</c>

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everything.<00:29:33.069><c> And</c><00:29:33.170><c> of</c><00:29:33.369><c> course</c><00:29:33.630><c> the</c><00:29:33.869><c> tongue</c>

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is<00:29:34.349><c> in</c><00:29:34.470><c> there.</c><00:29:34.890><c> Psalm</c><00:29:35.410><c> 15,</c><00:29:39.930><c> one</c><00:29:40.549><c> through</c><00:29:41.029><c> three.</c>

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Psalm<00:29:48.589><c> 15,</c><00:29:49.309><c> verses</c><00:29:49.630><c> one</c><00:29:49.990><c> through</c><00:29:50.430><c> three.</c><00:29:52.230><c> Lord,</c><00:29:52.490><c> who</c><00:29:52.730><c> shall</c>

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abide<00:29:53.369><c> in</c><00:29:53.589><c> thy</c><00:29:53.769><c> tabernacle?</c><00:29:55.150><c> Who</c><00:29:55.289><c> shall</c>

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dwell<00:29:55.910><c> in</c><00:29:56.170><c> thy</c><00:29:56.309><c> holy</c><00:29:56.690><c> hill?</c><00:29:57.869><c> He</c><00:29:58.089><c> that</c><00:29:58.289><c> walketh</c><00:29:58.710><c> uprightly</c><00:29:59.430><c> and</c>

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worketh<00:30:00.150><c> righteousness</c><00:30:00.690><c> and</c><00:30:01.490><c> speaketh</c><00:30:02.170><c> the</c>

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truth<00:30:03.890><c> in</c><00:30:04.089><c> his</c><00:30:04.289><c> heart,</c><00:30:05.269><c> he</c><00:30:05.529><c> that</c><00:30:05.789><c> backbideth</c><00:30:07.289><c> not</c><00:30:07.730><c> with</c><00:30:07.970><c> his</c>

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tongue,<00:30:09.230><c> nor</c><00:30:09.390><c> doeth</c><00:30:09.710><c> evil</c><00:30:10.170><c> to</c><00:30:10.470><c> his</c><00:30:10.730><c> neighbor,</c>

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nor<00:30:11.269><c> taketh</c><00:30:11.589><c> up</c><00:30:11.809><c> a</c><00:30:12.089><c> reproach</c><00:30:12.490><c> against</c><00:30:12.829><c> his</c><00:30:13.049><c> neighbor.</c><00:30:15.369><c> It</c><00:30:15.730><c> seems</c><00:30:15.869><c> to</c>

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be<00:30:16.529><c> a</c><00:30:17.670><c> parallel</c><00:30:18.109><c> to</c><00:30:18.650><c> the</c><00:30:18.829><c> sermon</c><00:30:19.190><c> on</c>

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the<00:30:19.750><c> mount,</c><00:30:20.869><c> as</c><00:30:20.950><c> suggested</c><00:30:21.329><c> by</c><00:30:21.529><c> the</c><00:30:21.750><c> companion</c><00:30:22.130><c> Bible.</c><00:30:24.269><c> It</c><00:30:24.470><c> is</c>

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talking<00:30:24.890><c> about</c><00:30:25.470><c> how</c><00:30:25.910><c> we</c><00:30:26.250><c> live,</c><00:30:26.710><c> brothers</c>

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and<00:30:26.990><c> sisters.</c><00:30:27.230><c> It</c><00:30:27.369><c> is</c><00:30:27.430><c> talking</c><00:30:27.750><c> about</c><00:30:28.230><c> the</c><00:30:28.630><c> moral</c><00:30:28.990><c> aspects</c><00:30:29.769><c> of</c>

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how<00:30:31.029><c> we</c><00:30:31.349><c> deal</c><00:30:31.589><c> with</c><00:30:31.809><c> one</c><00:30:32.009><c> another,</c><00:30:32.849><c> how</c>

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we<00:30:33.410><c> speak</c><00:30:33.650><c> to</c><00:30:33.829><c> each</c><00:30:34.089><c> other,</c><00:30:34.470><c> how</c><00:30:34.789><c> we</c><00:30:35.190><c> talk.</c>

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Psalm<00:30:37.490><c> 34,</c><00:30:41.529><c> and</c><00:30:41.529><c> verse</c><00:30:42.930><c> 13.</c><00:30:47.730><c> Psalm</c><00:30:48.190><c> 34,</c><00:30:48.849><c> verse</c><00:30:49.089><c> 13.</c><00:30:49.869><c> Keep</c><00:30:50.150><c> thy</c>

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tongue<00:30:51.049><c> from</c><00:30:51.869><c> evil,</c><00:30:52.670><c> and</c><00:30:52.829><c> thy</c><00:30:53.069><c> lips</c><00:30:53.529><c> from</c>

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speaking<00:30:54.829><c> guile.</c><00:30:56.630><c> Now</c><00:30:56.829><c> brothers</c><00:30:56.970><c> and</c><00:30:57.069><c> sisters,</c><00:30:57.269><c> you</c><00:30:57.549><c> cannot</c>

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do<00:30:58.529><c> that</c><00:30:59.269><c> if</c><00:30:59.829><c> you</c><00:31:00.069><c> have</c><00:31:00.289><c> not</c><00:31:00.529><c> developed</c>

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a<00:31:01.450><c> spiritual</c><00:31:01.630><c> mind,</c><00:31:02.869><c> because</c><00:31:03.490><c> the</c><00:31:04.230><c> tongue</c><00:31:04.910><c> just</c><00:31:06.730><c> blabs</c><00:31:07.190><c> everything</c><00:31:07.829><c> that</c>

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is<00:31:08.470><c> in</c><00:31:08.589><c> your</c><00:31:08.809><c> heart.</c><00:31:10.990><c> It</c>

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will<00:31:11.430><c> go</c><00:31:11.670><c> on</c><00:31:11.950><c> and</c><00:31:12.109><c> on</c><00:31:12.269><c> about</c><00:31:12.490><c> what</c><00:31:12.710><c> is</c><00:31:12.710><c> in</c><00:31:12.829><c> your</c><00:31:13.069><c> heart,</c><00:31:13.410><c> and</c><00:31:13.549><c> so</c>

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we<00:31:14.609><c> need</c><00:31:14.890><c> to</c><00:31:15.170><c> develop</c><00:31:15.390><c> in</c><00:31:15.549><c> our</c><00:31:15.809><c> heart</c><00:31:15.970><c> or</c>

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our<00:31:16.329><c> spiritual</c><00:31:16.769><c> mind</c><00:31:17.450><c> those</c><00:31:18.529><c> qualities</c><00:31:19.369><c> that</c><00:31:19.950><c> God</c><00:31:20.170><c> wants</c><00:31:20.509><c> in</c>

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us,<00:31:21.529><c> so</c><00:31:21.789><c> that</c><00:31:22.190><c> we</c><00:31:22.529><c> speak</c><00:31:23.029><c> the</c><00:31:23.589><c> things</c><00:31:23.910><c> of</c>

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God.<00:31:25.670><c> This</c><00:31:25.890><c> may</c><00:31:26.109><c> have</c><00:31:26.309><c> been</c><00:31:26.529><c> talking</c><00:31:26.890><c> of</c><00:31:27.750><c> the</c><00:31:28.009><c> young</c><00:31:28.269><c> men</c><00:31:28.690><c> who</c>

00:31:28.970 --> 00:31:31.769
were<00:31:29.150><c> around</c><00:31:29.450><c> David,</c><00:31:30.849><c> who</c><00:31:30.950><c> may</c><00:31:31.130><c> have</c><00:31:31.329><c> been</c>

00:31:31.769 --> 00:31:36.730
voicing<00:31:32.230><c> their</c><00:31:32.589><c> opposition</c><00:31:33.390><c> against</c><00:31:33.910><c> Saul,</c><00:31:35.549><c> making</c><00:31:35.829><c> it</c><00:31:36.049><c> difficult</c><00:31:36.430><c> for</c>

00:31:36.730 --> 00:31:38.630
David<00:31:37.009><c> to</c><00:31:37.309><c> maintain</c><00:31:37.829><c> that</c><00:31:38.170><c> merciful</c>

00:31:38.630 --> 00:31:41.150
attitude<00:31:39.210><c> that</c><00:31:39.390><c> he</c><00:31:39.529><c> was</c><00:31:39.809><c> trying</c><00:31:40.109><c> to.</c>

00:31:41.529 --> 00:31:44.549
The<00:31:41.849><c> tongue</c><00:31:42.150><c> can</c><00:31:42.450><c> intercede</c><00:31:42.829><c> for</c><00:31:43.130><c> justice</c><00:31:43.750><c> and</c><00:31:44.170><c> truth.</c><00:31:44.369><c> Look</c>

00:31:44.549 --> 00:31:53.549
at<00:31:44.890><c> Psalm</c><00:31:45.230><c> 35,</c><00:31:46.190><c> verses</c><00:31:46.430><c> 27</c><00:31:47.410><c> through</c><00:31:49.970><c> 28.</c><00:31:52.890><c> Let</c>

00:31:53.549 --> 00:31:57.849
them<00:31:53.789><c> shout</c><00:31:54.250><c> for</c><00:31:54.569><c> joy</c><00:31:54.910><c> and</c><00:31:55.109><c> be</c><00:31:55.410><c> glad,</c><00:31:56.150><c> that</c><00:31:56.390><c> favor</c><00:31:56.670><c> my</c><00:31:57.029><c> righteous</c><00:31:57.470><c> cause,</c>

00:31:57.930 --> 00:31:59.670
yea,<00:31:58.289><c> let</c><00:31:58.529><c> them</c><00:31:58.769><c> say</c><00:31:59.009><c> continually,</c>

00:32:00.150 --> 00:32:03.230
let<00:32:00.369><c> the</c><00:32:00.549><c> Lord</c><00:32:00.710><c> be</c><00:32:00.990><c> magnified</c><00:32:01.710><c> which</c><00:32:01.970><c> hath</c><00:32:02.210><c> pleasure</c><00:32:02.769><c> in</c><00:32:03.029><c> the</c>

00:32:03.230 --> 00:32:05.809
prosperity<00:32:03.750><c> of</c><00:32:03.950><c> his</c><00:32:04.049><c> servant,</c><00:32:04.769><c> and</c><00:32:05.009><c> my</c><00:32:05.369><c> tongue</c>

00:32:05.809 --> 00:32:09.230
shall<00:32:06.069><c> speak</c><00:32:06.390><c> of</c><00:32:06.569><c> the</c><00:32:06.890><c> righteousness</c><00:32:07.470><c> and</c><00:32:08.210><c> of</c><00:32:08.410><c> thy</c><00:32:08.670><c> praises</c>

00:32:09.230 --> 00:32:12.450
all<00:32:09.809><c> the</c><00:32:10.049><c> day</c><00:32:10.289><c> long.</c><00:32:11.450><c> Now</c><00:32:12.009><c> if</c><00:32:12.089><c> we</c><00:32:12.250><c> could</c>

00:32:12.450 --> 00:32:16.289
speak<00:32:12.730><c> of</c><00:32:12.910><c> the</c><00:32:13.190><c> praises</c><00:32:13.529><c> of</c><00:32:13.730><c> God</c><00:32:14.049><c> all</c><00:32:14.470><c> day</c><00:32:14.670><c> long,</c><00:32:15.089><c> brothers</c><00:32:15.170><c> and</c><00:32:15.410><c> sisters,</c><00:32:16.029><c> we</c>

00:32:16.289 --> 00:32:17.509
would<00:32:16.630><c> never</c><00:32:16.990><c> ever</c>

00:32:17.509 --> 00:32:23.269
get<00:32:17.690><c> our</c><00:32:18.369><c> foot</c><00:32:18.650><c> in</c><00:32:18.910><c> our</c><00:32:19.069><c> mouth.</c><00:32:20.730><c> But</c><00:32:20.910><c> that</c><00:32:21.190><c> requires</c><00:32:22.390><c> filling</c>

00:32:23.269 --> 00:32:26.269
up<00:32:23.650><c> the</c><00:32:23.910><c> spiritual</c><00:32:24.349><c> mind.</c><00:32:25.289><c> It</c><00:32:25.509><c> just</c><00:32:25.910><c> does</c>

00:32:26.269 --> 00:32:32.410
not<00:32:26.549><c> happen</c><00:32:26.950><c> by</c><00:32:27.309><c> itself.</c><00:32:27.950><c> It</c><00:32:27.950><c> takes</c><00:32:28.349><c> effort.</c><00:32:29.369><c> It</c><00:32:29.490><c> takes</c><00:32:30.309><c> recognizing</c><00:32:31.589><c> the</c>

00:32:32.410 --> 00:32:34.289
problem<00:32:32.970><c> so</c><00:32:33.849><c> that</c><00:32:33.990><c> we</c><00:32:34.109><c> can</c>

00:32:34.289 --> 00:32:41.029
do<00:32:34.509><c> something</c><00:32:34.829><c> about</c><00:32:35.170><c> it.</c><00:32:36.210><c> Psalm</c><00:32:36.410><c> 37</c><00:32:37.329><c> and</c><00:32:37.849><c> verse</c><00:32:38.150><c> 30,</c><00:32:40.710><c> Psalm</c>

00:32:41.029 --> 00:32:44.450
37<00:32:41.710><c> and</c><00:32:41.930><c> 30,</c><00:32:42.710><c> the</c><00:32:42.930><c> mouth</c><00:32:43.390><c> of</c><00:32:43.609><c> the</c><00:32:43.829><c> righteous</c>

00:32:44.450 --> 00:32:50.869
speaketh<00:32:46.190><c> wisdom,</c><00:32:47.269><c> and</c><00:32:47.349><c> his</c><00:32:47.630><c> tongue</c><00:32:47.990><c> talketh</c><00:32:48.809><c> of</c><00:32:49.849><c> judgment.</c>

00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:57.970
That<00:32:52.710><c> is</c><00:32:52.950><c> a</c><00:32:53.210><c> beautiful</c><00:32:53.849><c> thought</c><00:32:54.390><c> about</c><00:32:55.309><c> the</c><00:32:55.569><c> tongue.</c><00:32:56.630><c> It</c><00:32:56.910><c> speaks</c><00:32:56.990><c> judgment.</c><00:32:57.769><c> It</c>

00:32:57.970 --> 00:32:59.269
discerns<00:32:58.609><c> between</c><00:32:58.930><c> the</c>

00:32:59.269 --> 00:33:05.529
right<00:32:59.609><c> and</c><00:32:59.990><c> the</c><00:33:00.329><c> wrong.</c><00:33:01.569><c> A</c><00:33:02.089><c> proper</c><00:33:02.769><c> judgment,</c><00:33:04.670><c> not</c><00:33:04.890><c> making</c><00:33:05.269><c> a</c>

00:33:05.529 --> 00:33:10.210
mistake<00:33:05.990><c> in</c><00:33:07.009><c> what</c><00:33:07.190><c> it</c><00:33:07.450><c> says.</c><00:33:09.089><c> Amazing</c>

00:33:10.319 --> 00:33:14.529
that<00:33:10.630><c> the</c><00:33:10.869><c> tongue</c><00:33:11.009><c> can</c><00:33:11.210><c> do</c><00:33:11.450><c> that,</c><00:33:12.910><c> and</c><00:33:13.130><c> yet</c><00:33:13.269><c> it</c><00:33:13.430><c> can</c><00:33:13.670><c> turn</c><00:33:13.910><c> around</c><00:33:14.309><c> and</c>

00:33:14.529 --> 00:33:16.609
malign<00:33:15.130><c> somebody</c><00:33:15.730><c> with</c><00:33:16.369><c> just</c>

00:33:16.609 --> 00:33:22.049
a<00:33:16.910><c> slip</c><00:33:17.190><c> of</c><00:33:18.210><c> the</c><00:33:18.430><c> tongue.</c><00:33:20.089><c> And</c><00:33:20.430><c> so</c><00:33:20.569><c> it</c><00:33:20.609><c> requires</c><00:33:21.009><c> that</c><00:33:21.329><c> bit,</c><00:33:21.549><c> the</c><00:33:21.670><c> word</c><00:33:21.809><c> of</c>

00:33:22.049 --> 00:33:24.190
God,<00:33:22.450><c> in</c><00:33:22.970><c> our</c><00:33:23.269><c> mind</c><00:33:23.509><c> to</c><00:33:23.769><c> control</c>

00:33:24.190 --> 00:33:35.650
it.<00:33:25.549><c> Psalm</c><00:33:25.750><c> 51,</c><00:33:30.690><c> Psalm</c><00:33:31.029><c> 51,</c><00:33:31.710><c> verses</c><00:33:32.289><c> 14</c><00:33:33.289><c> through</c><00:33:34.170><c> 17.</c>

00:33:37.769 --> 00:33:43.309
Deliver<00:33:38.329><c> me</c><00:33:38.730><c> from</c><00:33:39.609><c> blood</c><00:33:40.170><c>-guiltness,</c><00:33:41.069><c> O</c><00:33:41.230><c> God,</c><00:33:42.710><c> thou</c><00:33:42.930><c> God</c><00:33:43.170><c> of</c>

00:33:43.309 --> 00:33:45.150
my<00:33:43.609><c> salvation,</c><00:33:44.089><c> and</c><00:33:44.289><c> my</c><00:33:44.569><c> tongue</c><00:33:44.829><c> shall</c>

00:33:45.150 --> 00:33:52.390
sing<00:33:45.609><c> aloud</c><00:33:46.190><c> of</c><00:33:46.450><c> thy</c><00:33:46.690><c> righteousness.</c><00:33:49.990><c> O</c><00:33:50.130><c> Lord,</c><00:33:50.509><c> open</c><00:33:51.269><c> thou</c><00:33:52.089><c> my</c>

00:33:52.390 --> 00:33:54.789
lips,<00:33:53.069><c> and</c><00:33:53.190><c> my</c><00:33:53.410><c> mouth</c><00:33:53.690><c> shall</c><00:33:54.049><c> show</c><00:33:54.390><c> forth</c>

00:33:54.789 --> 00:33:58.490
thy<00:33:55.069><c> praise.</c><00:33:56.069><c> For</c><00:33:56.190><c> thou</c><00:33:56.470><c> desirest</c><00:33:56.970><c> not</c><00:33:57.170><c> sacrifices,</c><00:33:57.950><c> else</c><00:33:58.170><c> would</c><00:33:58.349><c> I</c>

00:33:58.490 --> 00:34:00.190
give<00:33:58.630><c> it.</c><00:33:59.349><c> Thou</c><00:33:59.549><c> delightest</c><00:33:59.990><c> not</c>

00:34:00.190 --> 00:34:06.829
offered.<00:34:01.309><c> The</c><00:34:01.849><c> sacrifices</c><00:34:02.769><c> of</c><00:34:03.210><c> God</c><00:34:03.549><c> are</c><00:34:03.930><c> a</c><00:34:04.509><c> broken</c><00:34:04.789><c> spirit,</c><00:34:06.609><c> a</c>

00:34:06.829 --> 00:34:09.909
broken<00:34:07.150><c> and</c><00:34:07.509><c> contrite</c><00:34:07.910><c> heart,</c><00:34:08.670><c> O</c><00:34:08.869><c> God,</c>

00:34:10.110 --> 00:34:17.349
thou<00:34:10.269><c> wouldst</c><00:34:10.750><c> not</c><00:34:11.050><c> despise.</c><00:34:12.949><c> A</c><00:34:13.389><c> broken</c><00:34:13.809><c> and</c><00:34:14.269><c> contrite</c><00:34:15.070><c> spirit.</c><00:34:16.690><c> Somebody</c><00:34:17.050><c> who</c>

00:34:17.349 --> 00:34:19.389
is<00:34:18.130><c> passive,</c><00:34:19.030><c> somebody</c>

00:34:19.389 --> 00:34:26.909
who<00:34:19.650><c> is</c><00:34:20.409><c> willing</c><00:34:20.869><c> to</c><00:34:21.489><c> be</c><00:34:21.769><c> broken.</c><00:34:23.849><c> You</c><00:34:24.090><c> see,</c><00:34:24.269><c> we</c><00:34:24.590><c> have</c><00:34:25.349><c> our</c><00:34:26.210><c> own</c>

00:34:26.909 --> 00:34:30.170
spirit.<00:34:28.630><c> It's</c><00:34:29.530><c> human</c><00:34:30.170><c> nature</c><00:34:30.170><c> to</c>

00:34:30.190 --> 00:34:33.789
nature.<00:34:30.809><c> It's</c><00:34:31.170><c> human</c><00:34:31.630><c> spirit.</c><00:34:32.349><c> And</c><00:34:32.510><c> it</c><00:34:32.630><c> is</c><00:34:32.829><c> what</c><00:34:32.989><c> has</c><00:34:33.289><c> to</c><00:34:33.469><c> be</c>

00:34:33.789 --> 00:34:37.010
broken.<00:34:34.469><c> It</c><00:34:34.590><c> needs</c><00:34:34.809><c> to</c><00:34:34.989><c> be</c><00:34:35.409><c> crushed</c><00:34:35.849><c> and</c>

00:34:37.010 --> 00:34:41.010
mashed,<00:34:37.690><c> okay?</c><00:34:38.489><c> So</c><00:34:38.670><c> it</c><00:34:38.789><c> can</c><00:34:39.070><c> be</c><00:34:39.429><c> molded</c><00:34:40.110><c> into</c><00:34:40.389><c> the</c><00:34:40.590><c> image</c><00:34:40.809><c> of</c>

00:34:41.010 --> 00:34:43.889
Christ.<00:34:42.150><c> And</c><00:34:42.309><c> we</c><00:34:42.489><c> have</c><00:34:42.690><c> to</c><00:34:42.929><c> be</c><00:34:43.469><c> supple</c>

00:34:43.889 --> 00:34:48.969
enough<00:34:44.190><c> to</c><00:34:44.429><c> be</c><00:34:44.829><c> crushed.</c><00:34:47.190><c> You</c><00:34:47.469><c> see</c><00:34:47.690><c> it</c><00:34:47.929><c> in</c><00:34:48.090><c> the</c><00:34:48.289><c> illustration</c>

00:34:48.969 --> 00:34:52.030
of<00:34:49.530><c> somebody</c><00:34:49.869><c> who</c><00:34:50.090><c> is</c><00:34:50.250><c> trying</c><00:34:50.469><c> to</c><00:34:50.750><c> train</c><00:34:50.909><c> a</c><00:34:51.170><c> horse.</c>

00:34:52.590 --> 00:34:55.989
It<00:34:52.789><c> has</c><00:34:53.090><c> a</c><00:34:53.510><c> wild</c><00:34:53.869><c> and</c><00:34:54.250><c> defiant</c><00:34:54.769><c> spirit,</c><00:34:55.230><c> brothers</c><00:34:55.309><c> and</c><00:34:55.449><c> sisters.</c><00:34:55.510><c> It</c><00:34:55.550><c> is</c>

00:34:55.989 --> 00:34:57.530
absolutely<00:34:56.570><c> useless</c><00:34:57.150><c> until</c>

00:34:57.530 --> 00:35:02.469
the<00:34:57.730><c> person</c><00:34:58.010><c> has</c><00:34:58.469><c> broken</c><00:34:59.269><c> that</c><00:35:00.070><c> horse's</c><00:35:00.630><c> spirit</c><00:35:01.010><c> in</c><00:35:01.949><c> a</c><00:35:02.170><c> gentle</c>

00:35:02.469 --> 00:35:07.510
way<00:35:03.130><c> that</c><00:35:04.409><c> he</c><00:35:04.670><c> is</c><00:35:05.110><c> usable</c><00:35:05.610><c> and</c><00:35:06.630><c> moldable</c>

00:35:07.510 --> 00:35:12.909
to<00:35:08.130><c> be</c><00:35:08.349><c> a</c><00:35:08.530><c> work</c><00:35:08.710><c> animal.</c><00:35:09.170><c> And</c><00:35:09.449><c> it</c><00:35:09.550><c> is</c><00:35:09.849><c> the</c><00:35:10.030><c> same</c><00:35:10.369><c> idea.</c><00:35:12.230><c> We</c><00:35:12.590><c> need</c>

00:35:12.909 --> 00:35:17.150
to<00:35:13.389><c> have</c><00:35:13.650><c> our</c><00:35:14.210><c> spirit</c><00:35:14.590><c> crushed</c><00:35:15.110><c> and</c><00:35:16.389><c> remolded</c>

00:35:17.150 --> 00:35:25.010
into<00:35:17.389><c> the</c><00:35:17.630><c> image</c><00:35:17.849><c> of</c><00:35:18.050><c> Christ.</c><00:35:19.630><c> Psalm</c><00:35:19.889><c> 126.</c><00:35:24.090><c> Psalms</c><00:35:24.329><c> are</c><00:35:24.650><c> just</c>

00:35:25.010 --> 00:35:27.510
beautifully<00:35:26.170><c> illustrated.</c><00:35:27.510><c> They</c><00:35:27.510><c> are</c>

00:35:27.530 --> 00:35:38.489
with<00:35:27.789><c> this</c><00:35:27.989><c> kind</c><00:35:28.269><c> of</c><00:35:28.389><c> thing.</c><00:35:29.769><c> Psalm</c><00:35:29.969><c> 126.</c><00:35:36.469><c> Verses</c><00:35:36.769><c> 2</c><00:35:36.969><c> and</c><00:35:37.090><c> 3.</c>

00:35:39.210 --> 00:35:41.050
Then<00:35:39.269><c> was</c><00:35:39.570><c> our</c><00:35:39.769><c> mouth</c><00:35:40.030><c> filled</c><00:35:40.429><c> with</c><00:35:40.670><c> laughter</c>

00:35:41.050 --> 00:35:43.969
and<00:35:41.250><c> our</c><00:35:41.550><c> tongue</c><00:35:41.789><c> was</c><00:35:42.090><c> singing.</c><00:35:42.889><c> Then</c><00:35:43.150><c> said</c><00:35:43.309><c> they</c><00:35:43.530><c> among</c><00:35:43.769><c> the</c>

00:35:43.969 --> 00:35:45.590
heathen,<00:35:44.409><c> The</c><00:35:44.469><c> Lord</c><00:35:44.809><c> hath</c><00:35:45.010><c> done</c><00:35:45.250><c> great</c>

00:35:45.590 --> 00:35:48.389
things<00:35:45.949><c> for</c><00:35:46.130><c> them.</c><00:35:46.849><c> The</c><00:35:46.989><c> Lord</c><00:35:47.250><c> hath</c><00:35:47.469><c> done</c><00:35:47.690><c> great</c><00:35:47.969><c> things</c><00:35:48.210><c> for</c>

00:35:48.389 --> 00:35:53.409
us,<00:35:48.909><c> whereof</c><00:35:49.230><c> we</c><00:35:49.510><c> are</c><00:35:50.130><c> glad.</c><00:35:52.130><c> They</c><00:35:52.690><c> sang</c>

00:35:53.409 --> 00:35:58.670
of<00:35:54.210><c> those</c><00:35:54.489><c> things.</c><00:35:55.530><c> They</c><00:35:55.909><c> spoke</c><00:35:56.269><c> in</c><00:35:56.849><c> hymns</c><00:35:57.670><c> of</c><00:35:58.010><c> praise</c><00:35:58.349><c> of</c><00:35:58.510><c> the</c>

00:35:58.670 --> 00:36:00.530
things<00:35:58.829><c> that</c><00:35:58.989><c> God</c><00:35:59.110><c> had</c><00:35:59.210><c> done</c><00:35:59.369><c> for</c><00:35:59.590><c> them.</c>

00:36:01.150 --> 00:36:04.250
They<00:36:01.369><c> didn't</c><00:36:01.590><c> complain</c><00:36:02.349><c> that</c><00:36:02.690><c> they</c><00:36:02.869><c> didn't</c><00:36:03.090><c> have</c><00:36:03.309><c> enough.</c>

00:36:05.210 --> 00:36:06.650
The<00:36:05.489><c> tongue,</c><00:36:05.789><c> brothers</c><00:36:06.150><c> and</c><00:36:06.369><c> sisters,</c>

00:36:06.849 --> 00:36:11.030
is<00:36:07.050><c> a</c><00:36:07.369><c> picture</c><00:36:07.829><c> window</c><00:36:08.289><c> of</c><00:36:08.489><c> what's</c><00:36:08.730><c> on</c><00:36:08.949><c> the</c><00:36:09.170><c> inside</c><00:36:09.449><c> of</c><00:36:09.670><c> us.</c><00:36:10.670><c> It</c>

00:36:11.030 --> 00:36:13.250
is,<00:36:11.329><c> really.</c><00:36:11.710><c> I</c><00:36:11.750><c> mean</c><00:36:11.949><c> it</c><00:36:12.070><c> is</c><00:36:12.469><c> a</c><00:36:12.829><c> large</c>

00:36:13.250 --> 00:36:16.909
picture<00:36:13.570><c> window</c><00:36:14.050><c> that</c><00:36:14.670><c> allows</c><00:36:14.929><c> everybody</c><00:36:15.349><c> to</c><00:36:15.570><c> see</c><00:36:15.769><c> right</c><00:36:16.210><c> inside</c><00:36:16.710><c> of</c>

00:36:16.909 --> 00:36:18.949
us<00:36:17.090><c> and</c><00:36:17.309><c> sees</c><00:36:17.530><c> the</c><00:36:17.829><c> details</c><00:36:18.510><c> of</c>

00:36:18.949 --> 00:36:24.989
what's<00:36:19.130><c> in</c><00:36:19.349><c> there</c><00:36:20.030><c> by</c><00:36:20.610><c> what</c><00:36:20.809><c> we</c><00:36:21.090><c> say.</c><00:36:22.809><c> So</c><00:36:23.010><c> if</c><00:36:23.110><c> we</c><00:36:23.309><c> want</c><00:36:23.530><c> life</c><00:36:23.929><c> and</c><00:36:24.210><c> good</c><00:36:24.449><c> days,</c><00:36:24.869><c> we</c>

00:36:24.989 --> 00:36:27.269
need<00:36:25.210><c> to</c><00:36:25.570><c> refrain</c><00:36:26.210><c> from</c>

00:36:27.269 --> 00:36:32.070
speaking<00:36:27.610><c> of</c><00:36:27.889><c> those</c><00:36:28.210><c> things</c><00:36:28.530><c> that</c><00:36:28.710><c> are</c><00:36:28.909><c> evil.</c><00:36:30.489><c> My</c><00:36:30.750><c> little</c><00:36:31.150><c> children,</c><00:36:31.929><c> let</c>

00:36:32.070 --> 00:36:33.630
us<00:36:32.289><c> not</c><00:36:32.510><c> love</c><00:36:32.730><c> in</c><00:36:33.190><c> word,</c>

00:36:33.929 --> 00:36:38.969
neither<00:36:34.190><c> in</c><00:36:34.510><c> tongue,</c><00:36:35.449><c> but</c><00:36:35.650><c> in</c><00:36:36.050><c> deed</c><00:36:36.369><c> and</c><00:36:36.789><c> truth.</c><00:36:38.010><c> We</c><00:36:38.190><c> may</c><00:36:38.610><c> talk</c>

00:36:38.969 --> 00:36:41.469
a<00:36:39.190><c> good</c><00:36:39.389><c> fight</c><00:36:39.789><c> and</c><00:36:40.230><c> not</c><00:36:40.429><c> show</c><00:36:40.610><c> it.</c>

00:36:41.570 --> 00:36:45.150
My<00:36:41.849><c> wife</c><00:36:42.110><c> reminds</c><00:36:42.489><c> me</c><00:36:42.730><c> of</c><00:36:42.829><c> that</c><00:36:43.050><c> from</c><00:36:43.269><c> time</c><00:36:43.489><c> to</c><00:36:43.670><c> time.</c><00:36:43.829><c> She</c><00:36:43.949><c> says,</c><00:36:44.190><c> don't</c><00:36:44.449><c> tell</c><00:36:44.750><c> me</c>

00:36:45.150 --> 00:36:46.590
about<00:36:45.409><c> it.</c><00:36:46.070><c> You</c><00:36:46.429><c> show</c>

00:36:46.590 --> 00:36:51.110
me<00:36:47.250><c> that</c><00:36:47.710><c> you</c><00:36:47.929><c> love</c><00:36:48.090><c> me.</c><00:36:48.309><c> You</c><00:36:48.610><c> show</c><00:36:48.789><c> me</c><00:36:49.730><c> what</c><00:36:49.989><c> you're</c><00:36:50.210><c> saying.</c>

00:36:51.269 --> 00:36:52.550
And<00:36:51.469><c> that's</c><00:36:51.590><c> really</c><00:36:51.829><c> what</c><00:36:51.929><c> it</c><00:36:52.010><c> comes</c><00:36:52.309><c> down</c>

00:36:52.550 --> 00:36:58.090
to,<00:36:54.789><c> is</c><00:36:55.090><c> showing</c><00:36:55.369><c> people</c><00:36:56.050><c> and</c><00:36:56.909><c> not</c><00:36:57.190><c> just</c><00:36:57.449><c> talking</c><00:36:57.769><c> about</c><00:36:58.030><c> it.</c>

00:36:58.110 --> 00:37:01.309
The<00:36:58.289><c> tongue</c><00:36:58.809><c> boasts</c><00:36:59.150><c> such</c><00:36:59.570><c> great</c><00:37:00.110><c> things.</c>

00:37:01.710 --> 00:37:08.969
Oh,<00:37:02.150><c> I</c><00:37:02.329><c> do</c><00:37:02.530><c> the</c><00:37:02.929><c> Bible</c><00:37:03.329><c> readings</c><00:37:03.789><c> and</c><00:37:04.070><c> I'll</c><00:37:04.349><c> do</c><00:37:04.570><c> them</c><00:37:04.929><c> every</c><00:37:05.269><c> single</c><00:37:05.550><c> day.</c><00:37:06.809><c> And</c><00:37:06.929><c> yet</c><00:37:07.150><c> the</c><00:37:07.570><c> eye</c><00:37:08.170><c> has</c><00:37:08.690><c> to</c><00:37:08.829><c> do</c>

00:37:08.969 --> 00:37:16.570
the<00:37:09.170><c> work</c><00:37:09.610><c> when</c><00:37:09.949><c> it</c><00:37:10.150><c> is</c><00:37:10.349><c> tired</c><00:37:10.929><c> to</c><00:37:11.730><c> see</c><00:37:12.150><c> the</c><00:37:12.550><c> word,</c><00:37:13.230><c> to</c><00:37:13.590><c> read</c><00:37:13.789><c> it.</c><00:37:14.650><c> I'll</c><00:37:15.070><c> help</c><00:37:15.289><c> you</c><00:37:15.510><c> tomorrow.</c><00:37:16.010><c> I'll</c><00:37:16.349><c> be</c>

00:37:16.570 --> 00:37:20.110
there<00:37:16.849><c> for</c><00:37:17.150><c> sure.</c><00:37:18.110><c> And</c><00:37:18.409><c> it's</c><00:37:18.670><c> the</c><00:37:18.869><c> feet</c><00:37:19.210><c> that</c><00:37:19.570><c> have</c><00:37:19.789><c> to</c><00:37:19.949><c> get</c>

00:37:20.110 --> 00:37:22.349
you<00:37:20.269><c> there.</c><00:37:21.130><c> And</c><00:37:21.349><c> then</c><00:37:21.469><c> it's</c><00:37:21.690><c> the</c><00:37:21.909><c> back</c><00:37:22.150><c> that</c>

00:37:22.349 --> 00:37:27.230
has<00:37:22.570><c> to</c><00:37:22.730><c> do</c><00:37:22.849><c> the</c><00:37:23.050><c> labor.</c><00:37:24.610><c> I'll</c><00:37:25.010><c> carry</c><00:37:25.190><c> that</c><00:37:25.409><c> for</c><00:37:25.630><c> you.</c><00:37:26.670><c> And</c><00:37:27.010><c> the</c>

00:37:27.230 --> 00:37:28.469
arms<00:37:27.469><c> are</c><00:37:27.670><c> the</c><00:37:27.769><c> one</c><00:37:27.889><c> that's</c><00:37:28.110><c> going</c><00:37:28.230><c> to</c><00:37:28.329><c> do</c>

00:37:28.469 --> 00:37:33.210
it.<00:37:29.590><c> The</c><00:37:29.909><c> tongue</c><00:37:30.250><c> boasts</c><00:37:30.630><c> such</c><00:37:30.949><c> great</c><00:37:31.349><c> things.</c><00:37:32.730><c> And</c><00:37:32.989><c> so</c><00:37:33.090><c> when</c>

00:37:33.210 --> 00:37:36.989
we<00:37:33.369><c> come</c><00:37:33.570><c> back</c><00:37:33.789><c> to</c><00:37:34.010><c> James,</c><00:37:35.510><c> he</c><00:37:35.849><c> has</c><00:37:36.329><c> more</c>

00:37:36.989 --> 00:37:42.590
illustrations<00:37:37.789><c> to</c><00:37:38.929><c> make</c><00:37:39.130><c> that</c><00:37:39.530><c> point.</c><00:37:39.929><c> He</c><00:37:40.190><c> is</c><00:37:40.469><c> trying</c><00:37:40.670><c> to</c><00:37:40.989><c> sink</c><00:37:41.210><c> that</c><00:37:41.610><c> point</c><00:37:41.889><c> home</c><00:37:42.230><c> that</c><00:37:42.429><c> we</c>

00:37:42.590 --> 00:37:43.650
don't<00:37:42.869><c> ever</c>

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forget<00:37:44.190><c> it.</c><00:37:46.369><c> In</c><00:37:46.530><c> verse</c><00:37:46.889><c> 5,</c><00:37:47.949><c> even</c><00:37:48.269><c> so</c><00:37:48.489><c> the</c><00:37:48.670><c> tongue</c><00:37:48.849><c> is</c><00:37:49.070><c> a</c><00:37:49.250><c> little</c>

00:37:49.449 --> 00:37:50.889
member<00:37:49.750><c> and</c><00:37:49.949><c> boasts</c><00:37:50.210><c> great</c><00:37:50.610><c> things.</c>

00:37:50.949 --> 00:37:54.409
Behold<00:37:51.210><c> how</c><00:37:51.429><c> great</c><00:37:51.670><c> a</c><00:37:51.969><c> matter,</c><00:37:52.250><c> a</c><00:37:52.489><c> little</c><00:37:52.670><c> fire</c><00:37:53.010><c> kindleth,</c><00:37:54.110><c> a</c>

00:37:54.409 --> 00:37:56.469
little<00:37:54.650><c> fire</c><00:37:55.050><c> kindleth.</c><00:37:55.429><c> Have</c><00:37:55.570><c> you</c><00:37:55.750><c> ever</c><00:37:56.050><c> thought</c>

00:37:56.469 --> 00:38:00.530
of<00:37:57.070><c> the</c><00:37:57.329><c> Ecclesia</c><00:37:57.730><c> as</c><00:37:58.369><c> a</c><00:37:58.769><c> forest,</c><00:37:59.210><c> brothers</c><00:37:59.369><c> and</c><00:37:59.550><c> sisters?</c><00:38:00.230><c> It</c>

00:38:00.530 --> 00:38:03.769
is<00:38:00.789><c> a</c><00:38:01.090><c> forest</c><00:38:01.690><c> of</c><00:38:02.349><c> Lebanon</c><00:38:02.889><c> that</c><00:38:03.510><c> has</c>

00:38:03.769 --> 00:38:11.269
taken<00:38:04.150><c> years</c><00:38:05.030><c> to</c><00:38:05.489><c> grow,</c><00:38:06.550><c> to</c><00:38:06.630><c> mature,</c><00:38:08.070><c> tall,</c><00:38:09.210><c> beautiful</c><00:38:09.909><c> standing</c><00:38:10.590><c> pines</c>

00:38:11.269 --> 00:38:14.130
and<00:38:11.570><c> lovely</c><00:38:12.449><c> myrtle</c><00:38:12.849><c> trees.</c><00:38:13.469><c> And</c>

00:38:14.829 --> 00:38:18.750
one<00:38:15.349><c> fiery</c><00:38:15.869><c> little</c><00:38:16.309><c> tongue</c><00:38:16.670><c> can</c><00:38:16.989><c> destroy</c><00:38:17.570><c> it</c><00:38:17.809><c> for</c><00:38:18.130><c> years</c><00:38:18.449><c> to</c>

00:38:18.750 --> 00:38:20.889
come.<00:38:19.469><c> And</c><00:38:19.769><c> there</c><00:38:19.989><c> are</c><00:38:20.269><c> Ecclesias</c><00:38:20.750><c> that</c>

00:38:20.889 --> 00:38:25.030
have<00:38:21.090><c> been</c><00:38:21.409><c> burnt</c><00:38:21.650><c> to</c><00:38:21.909><c> the</c><00:38:22.130><c> ground</c><00:38:22.690><c> with</c><00:38:23.969><c> one</c><00:38:24.409><c> fiery</c><00:38:24.730><c> little</c>

00:38:25.030 --> 00:38:28.449
tongue.<00:38:27.070><c> Verse</c><00:38:27.329><c> 6,</c><00:38:27.769><c> and</c><00:38:27.849><c> the</c><00:38:28.030><c> tongue</c><00:38:28.190><c> is</c>

00:38:28.449 --> 00:38:31.230
a<00:38:28.650><c> fire,</c><00:38:29.030><c> a</c><00:38:29.110><c> world</c><00:38:29.369><c> of</c><00:38:29.570><c> iniquity,</c><00:38:29.969><c> so</c><00:38:30.210><c> it</c><00:38:30.369><c> is</c><00:38:30.610><c> a</c><00:38:30.849><c> tongue</c><00:38:30.989><c> among</c>

00:38:31.230 --> 00:38:33.650
our<00:38:31.449><c> members,</c><00:38:32.369><c> that</c><00:38:32.510><c> it</c><00:38:32.730><c> defileth</c><00:38:33.190><c> the</c><00:38:33.409><c> whole</c>

00:38:33.650 --> 00:38:37.329
body<00:38:33.969><c> and</c><00:38:34.250><c> setteth</c><00:38:34.469><c> on</c><00:38:34.750><c> fire</c><00:38:34.969><c> the</c><00:38:35.250><c> course</c><00:38:35.510><c> of</c><00:38:35.789><c> nature,</c><00:38:36.789><c> and</c><00:38:37.090><c> it</c>

00:38:37.329 --> 00:38:40.630
is<00:38:37.550><c> set</c><00:38:37.670><c> on</c><00:38:37.929><c> fire</c><00:38:38.329><c> of</c><00:38:38.650><c> hell.</c><00:38:40.150><c> The</c><00:38:40.409><c> tongue</c>

00:38:40.630 --> 00:38:43.289
is<00:38:41.329><c> fire,</c><00:38:41.369><c> brothers</c><00:38:41.630><c> and</c><00:38:41.710><c> sisters.</c><00:38:41.869><c> It</c><00:38:42.010><c> will</c><00:38:42.309><c> burn</c><00:38:42.550><c> you</c><00:38:42.730><c> quicker</c><00:38:43.030><c> than</c>

00:38:43.289 --> 00:38:45.190
anything<00:38:43.670><c> else.</c><00:38:44.829><c> And</c><00:38:44.989><c> yet</c><00:38:45.110><c> it</c>

00:38:45.190 --> 00:38:47.989
is<00:38:45.309><c> a</c><00:38:45.409><c> funny</c><00:38:45.590><c> thing.</c><00:38:45.969><c> I</c><00:38:45.969><c> have</c><00:38:46.269><c> never</c><00:38:46.510><c> seen</c><00:38:46.710><c> anybody</c><00:38:47.050><c> yet,</c><00:38:47.329><c> including</c><00:38:47.650><c> a</c>

00:38:47.989 --> 00:38:49.389
fire<00:38:48.250><c> eater,</c><00:38:48.750><c> who</c><00:38:48.829><c> has</c><00:38:49.070><c> had</c><00:38:49.190><c> the</c>

00:38:49.389 --> 00:38:53.590
inside<00:38:49.769><c> of</c><00:38:49.909><c> his</c><00:38:50.070><c> mouth</c><00:38:50.329><c> burnt.</c><00:38:51.590><c> It</c><00:38:51.750><c> is</c><00:38:51.989><c> always</c><00:38:52.269><c> somebody</c><00:38:52.630><c> outside</c><00:38:53.269><c> who</c>

00:38:53.590 --> 00:38:56.110
gets<00:38:53.829><c> burnt.</c><00:38:55.070><c> It</c><00:38:55.210><c> has</c><00:38:55.469><c> a</c><00:38:55.650><c> destructive</c>

00:38:56.110 --> 00:39:00.010
influence.<00:38:57.269><c> It</c><00:38:57.550><c> talks</c><00:38:58.250><c> here</c><00:38:58.750><c> about</c><00:38:59.070><c> teachers</c><00:38:59.429><c> because</c><00:38:59.809><c> they</c>

00:39:00.010 --> 00:39:01.969
are<00:39:00.190><c> the</c><00:39:00.369><c> ones</c><00:39:00.690><c> who</c><00:39:01.070><c> are</c><00:39:01.230><c> supposed</c><00:39:01.670><c> to,</c><00:39:01.829><c> to</c>

00:39:01.969 --> 00:39:05.849
the<00:39:01.989><c> best</c><00:39:02.190><c> of</c><00:39:02.329><c> their</c><00:39:02.530><c> ability,</c><00:39:03.289><c> share</c><00:39:03.730><c> with</c><00:39:03.969><c> you</c><00:39:04.989><c> the</c><00:39:05.510><c> word</c><00:39:05.670><c> of</c>

00:39:05.849 --> 00:39:07.829
God,<00:39:06.670><c> the</c><00:39:06.869><c> things</c><00:39:07.070><c> that</c><00:39:07.210><c> they</c><00:39:07.409><c> have</c>

00:39:07.829 --> 00:39:11.230
taken<00:39:08.090><c> in</c><00:39:08.630><c> to</c><00:39:09.150><c> try</c><00:39:09.409><c> and</c><00:39:09.809><c> share</c><00:39:09.969><c> with</c><00:39:10.190><c> you</c><00:39:10.409><c> as</c><00:39:10.690><c> they</c><00:39:10.909><c> can.</c><00:39:11.110><c> And</c>

00:39:11.230 --> 00:39:13.690
if<00:39:11.369><c> they</c><00:39:11.730><c> share</c><00:39:11.969><c> wrong,</c><00:39:12.849><c> you</c><00:39:13.050><c> have</c><00:39:13.309><c> been</c>

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burnt.<00:39:14.750><c> And</c><00:39:15.010><c> so</c><00:39:15.170><c> there</c><00:39:15.329><c> is</c><00:39:15.670><c> an</c><00:39:15.969><c> incredible</c><00:39:17.269><c> amount</c><00:39:18.449><c> of</c><00:39:18.690><c> weight</c>

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Ecclesias,<00:39:26.750><c> we</c><00:39:26.869><c> need</c><00:39:27.050><c> to</c><00:39:27.210><c> take</c><00:39:27.329><c> that</c><00:39:27.550><c> to</c><00:39:27.769><c> heart</c><00:39:27.909><c> if</c><00:39:28.110><c> we</c><00:39:28.289><c> have</c>

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children<00:39:42.429><c> were</c><00:39:42.650><c> going</c><00:39:42.829><c> through</c>

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it<00:39:46.050><c> slowed</c><00:39:46.230><c> down</c><00:39:46.650><c> progress.</c><00:39:47.650><c> It</c><00:39:47.789><c> caused</c>

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them<00:39:48.389><c> such</c><00:39:48.550><c> problems</c><00:39:48.949><c> that</c><00:39:49.150><c> they</c><00:39:49.429><c> died</c><00:39:49.909><c> because</c><00:39:50.769><c> of</c><00:39:50.989><c> their</c><00:39:51.170><c> murmuring.</c><00:39:52.610><c> It</c>

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is<00:39:52.909><c> a</c><00:39:53.170><c> world</c><00:39:53.530><c> of</c><00:39:53.769><c> iniquity.</c>

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It<00:39:54.550><c> denotes</c><00:39:54.809><c> that</c><00:39:55.070><c> which</c><00:39:55.250><c> is</c><00:39:55.510><c> not</c><00:39:55.989><c> right.</c><00:39:57.349><c> When</c><00:39:57.550><c> our</c><00:39:57.789><c> words</c><00:39:58.090><c> are</c><00:39:59.110><c> boastful,</c><00:40:00.650><c> we</c>

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other<00:40:06.570><c> words,</c><00:40:07.030><c> it</c><00:40:07.190><c> stains</c><00:40:07.530><c> us.</c><00:40:07.929><c> It</c>

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spots<00:40:08.590><c> us.</c><00:40:10.429><c> It</c><00:40:10.829><c> morally</c><00:40:11.349><c> makes</c><00:40:11.750><c> us</c><00:40:12.070><c> dirty.</c><00:40:14.369><c> We</c><00:40:14.570><c> are</c><00:40:14.809><c> no</c><00:40:15.050><c> longer</c>

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credible<00:40:16.170><c> if</c><00:40:17.070><c> we</c><00:40:17.289><c> allow</c><00:40:17.510><c> that</c><00:40:17.829><c> tongue</c>

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to<00:40:18.309><c> boast.</c><00:40:19.769><c> There</c><00:40:20.090><c> is</c><00:40:20.369><c> a</c><00:40:20.610><c> wrong</c><00:40:20.829><c> use</c><00:40:21.070><c> of</c><00:40:21.230><c> the</c><00:40:21.409><c> tongue</c><00:40:21.530><c> in</c><00:40:21.750><c> the</c>

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Ecclesia.<00:40:22.769><c> It</c><00:40:23.090><c> can</c><00:40:23.550><c> stain.</c><00:40:23.989><c> It</c><00:40:24.130><c> can</c><00:40:24.409><c> create</c>

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rumors.<00:40:26.309><c> It</c><00:40:26.650><c> can</c><00:40:27.030><c> send</c><00:40:27.269><c> out</c><00:40:27.610><c> false</c><00:40:27.989><c> accusations</c><00:40:28.889><c> and</c><00:40:29.409><c> it</c><00:40:29.690><c> can</c>

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destroy<00:40:30.690><c> the</c><00:40:31.090><c> character</c><00:40:31.590><c> of</c><00:40:31.849><c> brethren</c>

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sorry,<00:40:44.289><c> the</c><00:40:44.469><c> last</c><00:40:44.710><c> part</c><00:40:44.869><c> is</c><00:40:45.030><c> that</c>

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it<00:40:45.369><c> is</c><00:40:45.630><c> set</c><00:40:45.769><c> on</c><00:40:46.030><c> a</c><00:40:46.369><c> fire</c><00:40:46.949><c> of</c><00:40:47.769><c> hell.</c><00:40:50.070><c> It</c><00:40:50.289><c> defileth</c><00:40:50.670><c> the</c><00:40:50.869><c> whole</c><00:40:51.070><c> body</c><00:40:51.369><c> and</c><00:40:51.630><c> setteth</c><00:40:51.869><c> on</c>

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00:40:57.429 --> 00:40:58.610
your<00:40:57.690><c> margin</c><00:40:58.010><c> in</c><00:40:58.190><c> the</c><00:40:58.349><c> King</c>

00:40:58.610 --> 00:41:03.050
James<00:40:58.809><c> Version</c><00:40:59.409><c> that</c><00:41:00.030><c> that</c><00:41:00.329><c> word</c><00:41:00.570><c> course</c><00:41:00.929><c> is</c><00:41:01.570><c> wheel.</c><00:41:02.750><c> And</c><00:41:02.969><c> we</c>

00:41:03.050 --> 00:41:05.789
will<00:41:03.250><c> finish</c><00:41:03.510><c> up</c><00:41:03.750><c> with</c><00:41:03.969><c> this</c><00:41:04.230><c> thought.</c><00:41:05.510><c> The</c>

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wheel,<00:41:07.010><c> there</c><00:41:07.150><c> brothers</c><00:41:07.409><c> and</c><00:41:07.610><c> sisters,</c><00:41:07.989><c> is</c><00:41:08.210><c> a</c><00:41:08.510><c> figure</c><00:41:08.789><c> for</c>

00:41:09.110 --> 00:41:13.389
your<00:41:09.349><c> whole</c><00:41:09.590><c> life</c><00:41:10.190><c> from</c><00:41:11.269><c> birth</c><00:41:11.690><c> until</c><00:41:12.090><c> you</c><00:41:12.389><c> die.</c>

00:41:13.849 --> 00:41:18.150
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00:41:18.150 --> 00:41:21.750
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00:41:21.750 --> 00:41:28.449
goes<00:41:22.309><c> round</c><00:41:23.130><c> and</c><00:41:23.750><c> round</c><00:41:24.690><c> and</c><00:41:25.369><c> round.</c><00:41:26.670><c> And</c><00:41:26.989><c> it</c><00:41:27.150><c> continues</c><00:41:27.769><c> until</c><00:41:28.130><c> we</c>

00:41:28.449 --> 00:41:31.389
die.<00:41:29.309><c> And</c><00:41:29.550><c> the</c><00:41:29.789><c> tongue</c><00:41:29.949><c> can</c><00:41:30.289><c> have</c><00:41:30.590><c> an</c><00:41:30.949><c> effect</c>

00:41:31.389 --> 00:41:38.190
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00:41:38.190 --> 00:41:39.789
roll<00:41:38.550><c> with</c><00:41:38.769><c> the</c><00:41:38.929><c> rest</c><00:41:39.090><c> of</c><00:41:39.250><c> the</c><00:41:39.369><c> wheels,</c><00:41:39.730><c> brothers</c>

00:41:39.789 --> 00:41:45.210
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00:41:45.210 --> 00:41:51.730
is<00:41:45.550><c> a</c><00:41:45.789><c> fire.</c><00:41:47.289><c> And</c><00:41:47.590><c> so</c><00:41:47.750><c> this</c><00:41:47.989><c> section</c><00:41:48.389><c> on</c><00:41:48.650><c> the</c>

00:41:51.730 --> 00:41:55.389
wheel<00:41:52.510><c> has</c><00:41:52.510><c> the</c><00:41:52.590><c> most</c><00:41:52.849><c> number</c><00:41:53.150><c> of</c><00:41:53.289><c> verses</c><00:41:53.530><c> given</c><00:41:53.829><c> over</c><00:41:54.190><c> to</c><00:41:54.409><c> it,</c>

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00:41:58.110 --> 00:42:01.070
a<00:41:58.210><c> reason</c><00:41:58.550><c> for</c><00:41:58.849><c> it</c><00:41:59.030><c> because</c><00:41:59.329><c> if</c><00:41:59.570><c> we</c><00:41:59.789><c> can</c><00:42:00.090><c> control</c><00:42:00.510><c> that</c><00:42:00.769><c> mighty</c>

00:42:01.070 --> 00:42:03.869
little<00:42:01.349><c> muscle,</c><00:42:02.710><c> we</c><00:42:03.130><c> can</c><00:42:03.489><c> control</c>

00:42:03.869 --> 00:42:08.829
the<00:42:04.110><c> whole</c><00:42:04.289><c> body.</c><00:42:06.210><c> And</c><00:42:06.530><c> even</c><00:42:06.670><c> though</c><00:42:06.889><c> it</c><00:42:06.949><c> is</c><00:42:07.170><c> the</c><00:42:07.489><c> smallest</c><00:42:07.809><c> part</c><00:42:08.389><c> of</c>

00:42:08.829 --> 00:42:10.449
the<00:42:09.030><c> body,</c><00:42:09.230><c> it</c><00:42:09.349><c> has</c><00:42:09.650><c> the</c><00:42:10.090><c> greatest</c>

00:42:10.449 --> 00:42:15.969
impact<00:42:11.289><c> of</c><00:42:12.070><c> any</c><00:42:12.309><c> other</c><00:42:12.570><c> part</c><00:42:12.750><c> of</c><00:42:12.869><c> the</c><00:42:13.030><c> body.</c><00:42:13.369><c> It</c><00:42:13.489><c> is</c><00:42:13.869><c> out</c><00:42:14.190><c> of</c><00:42:14.510><c> proportion</c><00:42:15.190><c> compared</c><00:42:15.789><c> to</c>

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the<00:42:16.090><c> rest</c><00:42:16.250><c> of</c>

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our<00:42:17.010><c> body.</c><00:42:18.329><c> And</c><00:42:18.550><c> so</c><00:42:18.650><c> if</c><00:42:18.769><c> we</c><00:42:18.929><c> want</c><00:42:19.130><c> to</c><00:42:20.309><c> keep</c><00:42:20.309><c> the</c><00:42:20.690><c> glory</c><00:42:21.030><c> of</c><00:42:21.250><c> God</c>

00:42:21.789 --> 00:42:24.670
alive<00:42:22.369><c> in</c><00:42:22.570><c> our</c><00:42:22.789><c> Ecclesias,</c><00:42:24.070><c> we</c><00:42:24.269><c> need</c><00:42:24.550><c> to</c>

00:42:24.670 --> 00:42:28.829
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00:42:28.829 --> 00:42:31.510
the<00:42:29.070><c> tongue</c><00:42:29.269><c> properly.</c><00:42:31.210><c> You</c><00:42:31.349><c> see,</c>

00:42:31.570 --> 00:42:37.750
a<00:42:31.809><c> proper</c><00:42:32.170><c> tongue</c><00:42:32.789><c> is</c><00:42:33.949><c> a</c><00:42:34.150><c> tongue</c><00:42:34.429><c> that</c><00:42:34.789><c> uplifts,</c><00:42:36.670><c> encourages,</c>

00:42:38.889 --> 00:42:44.250
and<00:42:39.230><c> realizes</c><00:42:39.969><c> that</c><00:42:40.690><c> it</c><00:42:41.050><c> is</c><00:42:42.289><c> a</c><00:42:43.349><c> brethren.</c>

00:42:45.610 --> 00:42:50.909
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00:42:50.909 --> 00:42:54.489
those<00:42:51.170><c> around</c><00:42:51.530><c> it.</c><00:42:53.130><c> A</c><00:42:53.489><c> proper</c><00:42:53.829><c> tongue</c>

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knows<00:42:54.989><c> its</c><00:42:55.369><c> place,</c><00:42:56.409><c> and</c><00:42:57.150><c> that</c><00:42:57.369><c> is</c><00:42:57.650><c> inside</c><00:42:58.030><c> of</c><00:42:58.210><c> a</c><00:42:58.349><c> mouth,</c><00:42:59.449><c> that</c>

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is<00:42:59.829><c> inside</c><00:43:00.110><c> of</c><00:43:00.329><c> a</c><00:43:00.429><c> head,</c><00:43:01.469><c> that</c><00:43:01.670><c> has</c><00:43:02.070><c> the</c><00:43:02.289><c> mind</c>

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of<00:43:02.710><c> Christ.</c>

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Thank<00:43:14.869><c> you.</c>